Methods of enhancing repair, healing and augmentation of bone implants
AssigneeNew York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled, Maintaining the Hospital for Special Surgery
InventorsRichard Bockman, Peter Guidon
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Abstract
Tissue and organ repair, healing and augmentation are enhanced by administering pharmaceutically acceptable group IIIa element-containing compounds in amounts sufficient to provide therapeutic levels of the elements. Group IIIa element-containing compounds mimic the beneficial biological effects of endogenous growth factors to induce cells responsible for repair, healing and augmentation of tissues and organs. Group IIIa element-containing compounds are suitable for a variety of applications such as wound healing, bone fracture repair, treatment of dermatologic conditions and successful bonding of implanted tissue grafts and prostheses.
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A method to enhance attachment, fixation and stabilization of a bone implant comprising administering to a patient to receive the implant an amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable group IIIa element-containing compound sufficient to provide therapeutically effective levels of the element.
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